In the seven part series, Hunting with my Ancestors, Zacharias Kunuk retraces the hunting traditions of his ancestors in a modern context. He follows Inuit elders leading the hunts for whale, walrus, seal, fish, caribou and polar bear. We hear them recount stories of the past, share the pain of forced relocations, and teach a younger generation how to hunt.… En savoir plus

It’s June and time for the spring seal hunt. People travel on the melting sea ice looking for cracks and breathing holes in the 24-hour daylight. Zach follows elder Louis Uttak on a family seal hunt, as he shares his expert hunting knowledge and tells stories of his past life living on the land.

Inuit have hunted bowhead whales for thousands of years, using stone tools to hunt these 25 ton mammals. In 2016, Igloolik received a tag to harvest a bowhead; Zacharias Kunuk documents this hunt - from the selection of hunting captains and planning